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Shahid Malik
Labour MP for Dewsbury
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 4,615 votes. — 435th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Shahid Malik voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 27 Mar 2007)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Trade and Industry, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Education and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Pakistan, Energy Saving Accreditation, Youth Work Projects, Antisocial Behaviour Orders: Dewsbury, Wild Bird Imports
(based on written questions asked by Shahid Malik and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Community Relations (5 Nov 2009)
“The Government have announced £12 million this financial year to help neighbourhoods feeling the pressure from recession most acutely and address the legitimate fears which, if neglected, can prove fertile territory for extremism and those who would divide our communities. Neighbourhoods have been identified by examining a range of hard and soft data around cohesion, deprivation and...”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Community Relations: Faith Schools (5 Nov 2009)
“The Department has commissioned no such research.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Fire Services (5 Nov 2009)
“The Department receives regular representations from fire and rescue authorities about the level of funding and support available for work carried out locally on the FiReControl project. Most recently, representations have been received from Dorset FRA, Cumbria FRA and the South West Regional Management Board.”
More of Shahid Malik's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 76% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 14 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 72 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £28,358 (21st) | £25,856 (78th) | £28,389 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £78,083 (555th) | £95,230 (22nd) | £67,641 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £10,071 (122nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,402 (208th)* | £8,256 (299th)** | £9,688 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £244 (joint 307th) | £207 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,167 (172nd) | £4,803 (15th) | £825 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,832 (76th) | £21,266 (5th) | £2,885 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,259 (joint 247th) | £1,166 (joint 151st) | £1,166 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £6,490 (18th) | £0 | ||||
| Total | £157,255 (136th) | £185,421 (1st) | £132,435 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,847 (27th). Rail £2,798 (307th). Air £515 (118th). Misc £60 (190th). Other: Air £182 (34th).